I, Tonya Review

I, Tonya Review

Okay, pop quiz: What do you actually know about Tonya Harding? Assuming you were around in the 1990s and actually remember who Tonya Harding is, you can probably only recall a handful of the major bullet points. Tonya Harding was an Olympic figure skater. She was at least partially responsible for a violent assault on one of her competitors, Nancy Kerrigan. She was all anyone could talk about in 1994, before fading into relative obscurity. (You might also recall that she co-starred in the 1996 low budget action movie Breakaway, but let’s be honest, you probably don’t.) Tonya Harding’s story is strange, it’s sad, and it’s now the subject of a brisk new drama from director Craig Gillespie. Margot Robbie stars as Tonya Harding, and she lights every firecracker at her disposal, giving a truly explosive performance inside a movie that merely pops. Continue reading…
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